Jose Acosta vs. Vin Mazzaro — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vin Mazzaro
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vin Mazzaro built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.79 and 1.580 for Vin Mazzaro. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Vin Mazzaro

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.56
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
10.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
3.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
5.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
40.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
35.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Vin Mazzaro

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.379
0.379
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Vin Mazzaro

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
3652.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
486.49
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
11.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
8.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Vin Mazzaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vin Mazzaro
Career
Per 600 PA